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China's PLA concludes 10-week ideological training for top brass

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has concluded a 10-week ideological training program for hundreds of its top officers, personally initiated by Xi Jinping. The program, which began on April 8, emphasized the importance of leading cadres speaking truthfully and candidly. State media reported that the training included speeches by Xi, morning exercises, and recitations of oaths to the Communist Party. AI

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China's PLA concludes 10-week ideological training for top brass

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Phoebe Zhang ·

    Inside China’s ideological training camp where PLA top brass study Xi’s speeches

    Hundreds of China’s top military officials have spent weeks at an unprecedented ideology training camp – studying President Xi Jinping’s speeches, reading corrupt cadres’ confessions and marching in formation – as the anti-corruption drive in the military deepens. The details of …